Police then interviewed him and seized records of his previous students before making contact with them.

Detective Constable Mark Millar told the trial he and colleagues had initialy approached students telling them only that there was an investigation into Neil Addison and asking if there was anything they wanted to disclose about him.

DC Millar said: “I never brought anything sexual up with them and they have come out with this.”

In his interview Addison flatly denied being sexually attracted to any of the girls.

He said: “I’d maybe find them attractive but I wouldn’t be attracted to them.